The Last of Us Part I PC Port's New 25 GB Patch Brings Optimisation 6t511x Fixes Crashing, Improves Textures

Dubbed v1.0.4.0, the patch marks the seventh update since The Last of Us Part 1 arrived on PC. 505l64

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 28 April 2023 13:51 IST

The Last of Us Part I PC Port's New 25 GB Patch Brings Optimisation, Fixes Crashing, Improves Textures

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Naughty Dog has promised to continue patching the game

Highlights

The Last of Us Part I was released March 28 on PC
The patch improves graphical fidelity on Low and Medium settings
It also aims to reduce crashes during the ‘Shader Building’ process

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March 28, proving that developer Naughty Dog hasn't given up on it yet. The patch is mainly focused on optimising U and GPU performance in-game while adding improved graphical fidelity on Low and Medium settings. The low-res textures were a key point of criticism upon launch, with many fans posting screenshots of a caveman Joel and poking fun at the state of the port.

The Naughty Dog has now addressed that issue while adding new features so players can better gauge performance. The HUD menu in settings will now let you enable performance stats, and there are better descriptors for how graphics options will affect your system.

The Last of Us Part I PC Review

Patch 1.0.4. is now live for The Last of Us Part I PC, including U and GPU optimizations, texture fidelity and resolution improvements on Low and Medium in-game settings, crash fixes, and more.

Read the full patch notes here: https://t.co/tplIeD0py1 pic.twitter.com/LSRLvvXZYg
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) April 26, 2023

“We at Naughty Dog and our partners at The Last of Us Part 1 as well. For instance, using the mouse to navigate the camera creates micro stutters, which only get worsened with your character's movement. The issue doesn't seem to affect controller inputs, however.

Naughty Dog has also fixed an issue where skipping cutscenes would cause the game to freeze. Translations for foreign languages in the menu options have been corrected, too. By default, The Last of Us Part 1 enables AMD's FSR2.0 upscaling option to ensure better performance at a reduced loss in visual fidelity. Turns out, the Steam Deck version was having trouble defaulting to it, which has also been fixed. While the condition of the port is way better than it was during launch week, it isn't perfect yet. You can read the detailed patch notes for v1.0.4.0 on the official website.

The Last of Us Part I is available on PC and PS5.

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REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Looks, sounds, feels great
On par with Part II, if not beyond
Centuries ahead of PS4 Pro version
Improved enemy AI behaviour
New Permadeath feature

Bad
Priced as a new PS5 game
No upgrade options for PS3, PS4 owners
No 4K at 60fps, or ray-tracing
No multiplayer
PC port to be sold separately

Read detailed Sony The Last of Us Part I review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series The Last of Us

PEGI Rating 18+

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